Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-14

On motion of Mr.. Harrell the rules
were suspended, and the following was
read:
WHEELING, July IL.
To The Hon. Mayor and Council:
GENTLEMEN newly elected Board
Of Public Works desires TO report to your
honorable body that il met on Saturday,
July g. gave bond, and took the oath Of
office ~ required by law, aud duly or
gauized by the election of Mr.. William
Myles as President.
The Clerk, Superintendent of Streets
and City Engineer elected by the retiring
Board, are retained.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
JAS. II. LANCASTER, Clerk.
Received and filed
The following was also read
WHEELING, w. VA, July II.
At III citing OF the Board of Public
Works, held July II, 1887, it WAS on mo-
ton ordered that the following cOmmunl-
cation be transmitted TO Council:
TO The Hon. Mayor and Council:
GENTLEMEN:-We beg leave to report
TO your honorable body that upon q
thorough examination OF the ordinance
appropriatiug certain sums of money to
this Board for certain work, and the cost
OF the work set forth in the said ordinance,
We are of the opinion that it will be i'm
possible to do the work without modifying
and changing the ordinance. That,
WHEREAS, The sum of money appro-
priated for each separate part of the work
is insufficient TO complete the work accord
ing to the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Said ordinance specifies that
any deficiency in the Sims appropriated
shall be paid from the contingent fund"
of the Board; and,
WHEREAS, II is necessary that said
contingent fund" be at the disposal of the
Board for the payment of necessary expen-
ditures for cleaning and repairing the
streets, alleys, sewers, etc. and
WHEREAS, Said ordinance makes no
provisions for any sewers or curbing; there
fore, be it
ResOIred, That this Board communicate
with Council and ask that said ordinance
be amended in so far as it relates to the
Board of Public Works, SO that the Board
can use the contingent fund" for neees.
sary cleaning aud repairing of streets, al
leys, sewers, etc, and providing for neces.
sary curbing and sewers along the line of
streets to he paved.
ReSolred, That We recommend that such
ordinance he amended 80 as to read as per
ordinance herewith submitted, which ordi-
nance We respectfully ask be substituted
for that portion Of the ordinance applying
to the Board of Public Works.
sRespectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
JAS. II. LANCASTER, Clerk.
The accompanying ordinance was read
1t is the same as the ordinance now i'll
force, except that it contains clause TO
the effect that if there should not be sufli-
cient money to complete said improve
ments, the Board shall cease work, when
the money runs out, until next year, and
also provides that the improvements speci-
fed shall include sewers aud CURLING. The
words, and as much more az may be nee
eSsary." are also added after the amounts
set aside for the completion Of the various
pieces of work.
After short discussion President Myles,
of the Board, WIS called on, and addressed
the Branch, pointing out the changes above
indicated. He said the words, land az
much more ~ may be necessary" were
put in TO save the contingent fund of the
Board. That fund had now been cut
down to $1,000 or 5000, and that sun
ought to be reserved for street cleaning
and contingencies. He said the season was
very far advanced, and because Of that and
the low stage of water in the river, he
doubted il much could be done. IfCoun-
ell persisted In its former course. il was
hardly worth while to have Board, as it
would be confined to street cleaning.
Mr.. Allison moved that the ordinance be
printed for information.
Mr.. Caldwell said he believed there had
been decided change in public sentiment.
he thought the public nov desired the
paving Of Main street from Twe9tieth -
Twenty fourth, and he hoped the wishes of
the Board would he scceded TO, aud work
allowed to 20 on.
Mr.. Harrell was disposed to combat the
ordinance, for the reason that it was calcu
lated to dump all the money into one hole,
and somebody would thereby get left.
Afteg . little wrsngle between Mr.. Har.
rell and the Chair, the question was put
on Mr.. Caldwell's motion to print, and !. |
was negatived
The question was on the second reading |
when Dir. Harrell gave notice that unless |
the thing was explained to him be would !
object to second reading. Mr.. Caldwell
begged the indulgence of Council while he
prayed with the member from the North
End. He then made an earnest appeal In
somewhat husky voice, and the result
was that Mr.. Harrell weakened and the
second reading went on for about a min
ute, when Mr.. Allison raised a cry for ',